Stake-holder for vehicles.



F. M. LAY.

STAKE HOLDER FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED ocr. 3. me.

1x25 M50 Patented Ma 8, 1917.

UNITED srarns earner clarion FRANCIS M. LAY, OF MOLINE, ILLINOIS,ASSIGNOR TO THE JOHN DEERE WAGON COMPANY, OF MOLINE, ILLINOIS, ACORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

STAKE-HOLDER, FOR, VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 8, 1917.

Application filed October 3 1916. Serial No. 123,511.

I '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. Fuaxcrs M. LAY. a citizen of the United States.residing at Moline, in the county of Rock Island and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stake-Holders forVehicles, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to devices employed to receive and firmly hold inplace stakes such as are ordinarily employed on wagons, drays andsimilar vehicles to retain the load; and the object of my invention isto provide a stake holder of convenient form, strong and economical inconstruction, of sufficient height to be utilized as a stake, and inwhich stakes of various lengths can be held.

Referring to the drawings in which similar numerals indicate identicalparts Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device secured to an end of abolster.

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

I have shown my holder as connected to a bolster 1, but it can besecured to a wagon. bed or the platform of a dray. The shell 2 of theholder is formed preferably of sheet metal and is rectangular in crosssection with the outer side open. The shell 2 is rigidly secured, inthis instance by rivets, to a block or castin 3 having an extended base4 through whic and the bolster 1, a bolt 5 passes holding the block 3rigidly in place. The upper end of the open side of the shell 2 isspaced apart by a block 6 riveted in place.

On opposite sides of the block 3 the shell 2 is spread at right anglesat the bottom to form flanges 7 which are secured to the bolster 1 bybolts 8. Ring like members 9 are secured to the open side of the holderby the same rivets which attach the shell 2 to the blocks 3 and 6. Astake 10 is shown in use, its outer lower side out bevel so that the endof the stake can be solidly pressed or fitted into the socket formed bythe block 3 and the shell 2. As previously stated the shell 2 is made ofsheet metal, preferably steel, cut and pressed into shape, forming withthe blocks 3 and 6 an economical holder of great strength.

The stake 10 is supplied commercially of various lengths, but it oftenoccurs that a load of greater height is desired than the length of thestakes 10 will care for, in that event ordinary round stakes formed fromany convenient timber such. as saplings, tree limbs or the like, of thedesired length may be used and inserted in the ring like members 9. Thering like members 9, when not employed as stake holders, may also serveas a means to which a chain or rope can be connected and passed over theload from side to side of the vehicle to hold the load securely andprevent shifting.

The stake holder itself may be utilized as a stake with limited loads,as I have made it of sullicient height for that purpose, and to obviatethe necessity ofhaving stake holders of different lengths, which is theordinary commercial practice, so that only one size of holder isrequired, or carried in stock, less storage space is utilized, and thepossibilities of selling materially increased.

What I claim is 1. A stake holder for vehicles comprising a shell havingone side open, a block within the open side, means to secure said blockand shell together to form a holder, and means to secure said holder toa vehicle.

2. A stake holder for vehicles comprising a shell having one side open,a block within the open side at the lower end thereof, a block withinthe open side adjacent the top thereof, means to secure both blocks andshell together to form a holder, and means to secure said holder to avehicle.

3. A stake holder for vehicles comprising a shell having one side openand two opposite sides bent outwardly at the bottom to form a base, ablock within the open side at the lower end having an outwardlyeXtending portion to form a base, and means to secure said bases to avehicle.

4. A stake holder for vehicles comprising a shell having one side open,means secured to the shell on the open side to form a holder, ringmembers secured to the open side of the shell in vertical alinement. andmeans to secure the holder to a vehicle.

5. A stake holder for vehicles comprising a shell having one side open,a block within the open side at the lower end thereof, a block Withinthe open side adjacent the top thereof, means to secure both blocks andShell together, a ring member secured to the In testimony whereof Ia'l'fix my signature, holder and extendmg outwardly of the lower 111presence of two \vltnseses.

block a ring member secured to the holder FRANCIS M. LAY. adjacent theupper block, both rings being \Vitnesses:

5 in vertical alinement, and means to secure JESSIE SmrsmR,

the holder to a vehicle. W. G. DUFFIELD.

Gapies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of IEatents, Washington, D. G.

